Media Advisory: Early learning and child care project to be announced "A blueprint for senior governments"

Toronto - The City of Toronto and the Toronto District School Board, supported
by the Atkinson Charitable Foundation, the "Big Three" automakers and the
Canadian Autoworkers Union will launch an ambitious project tomorrow. Toronto
First Duty is an action model for providing youngsters with pre-school
education, as it supports parents to work, study and parent effectively.

The project is addressed to the federal and provincial governments who are
expected to sign off on a National Child Care Plan in the coming weeks. Five
schools will host Toronto First Duty to demonstrate the effectiveness of
combining kindergarten with child care, parenting and other community supports
to meet the needs of families with young children.